Skanless

"I'm Not Your Puppet"
Skanless
Studio album by Hi-C
Released	December 10, 1991
Recorded	1990-1991
Studio	Audio Achievements (Torrance, California); Skanless Studios;
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	1:40:21
Label	Skanless Records
Producer	Steve Yano (also exec.); Tony-A; Hi-C; DJ Quik;
Hi-C chronology
Singles from Skanless
	"I'm Not Your Puppet"; Released: 1991; "Leave My Curl Alone"; Released: 1992; "Sittin' in the Park"; Released: 1992;

Skanless is the debut studio album by American rapper Hi-C from Compton, California. It was released on December 10, 1991 via Skanless Records. The album peaked at number 152 on the Billboard 200, at number 53 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, at numbers 3 and 16 on the Heatseekers Albums.[3] It spawned three singles: "I'm Not Your Puppet", "Leave My Curl Alone" and "Sitting In The Park", which peaked at number 21 on the Hot Rap Songs.[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro-Scratch"		0:27
2.	"Too Greasy"		0:19
3.	"Leave My Curl Alone"	Tony-A	3:15
4.	"Punk Shit"	Hi-C Tony-A	2:42
5.	"Funky Rap Sanga"	DJ Quik Hi-C	4:10
6.	"Request Line" (featuring Angel Montes, Curtis Harmon, Kat Martinez & Nikki Scire)		0:49
7.	"Sittin' in the Park"	Steve Yano Tony-A	3:28
8.	"Compton Hoochies"	DJ Quik Hi-C	3:44
9.	"Jack Move"	Tony-A	5:30
10.	"Bullshit"	DJ Quik Hi-C	5:13
11.	"2 Ada Time" (featuring K.K.)	Hi-C Tony-A	2:11
12.	"Yo Dick"		0:44
13.	"Froggy Style"	Tony-A	3:08
14.	"2 Drunk ta Fuck" (featuring Big Jazz)	Tony-A	4:43
15.	"Ding-A-Ling"		1:05
16.	"I'm Not Your Puppet"	Steve Yano Tony-A	6:00
17.	"2 Skanless" (featuring AMG, DJ Quik & K.K.)	Tony-A	4:10
Total length:			1:40:21

Samples

I'm Not Your Puppet

"I'm Your Puppet" by James & Bobby Purify
"Hook and Sling - Part I" by Eddie Bo
"Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers
"Have Your Ass Home by 11:00" by Richard Pryor
"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

Leave My Curl Alone

"Dusic" by Brick
"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" by Soul II Soul

Sitting in the Park

"Sitting in the Park" by Billy Stewart

2 Skanless

"Tramp" by Lowell Fulson
"Dizzy" by Tommy Roe
"You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone
"The Payback" by James Brown

Froggy Style

"Funky Drummer" by James Brown

Punk S***

"Funky Drummer" by James Brown
"All Because" by Al Green
"The New Scooby-Doo Movies" by Hoyt Curtin
"High" by Skyy
"So Ruff, So Tuff" by Roger Troutman

Personnel

Crawford Wilkerson – main artist, producer (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
David Marvin Blake – featured artist (track 17), producer (tracks: 5, 8, 10)
Kelton L. McDonald – featured artist (tracks: 11, 17), backing vocals (tracks: 3, 11)
Jason Lewis – featured artist (track 17)
Deon Barnett – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 11)
Angel Montes – featured artist (track 6)
Curtis Harmon – featured artist (track 6)
Kat Martinez – featured artist (track 6)
Nikki Scire – featured artist (track 6)
Big Jazz – featured artist (track 14)
Desiree – backing vocals (track 3)
Nicole – backing vocals (track 3)
Robert C. Bacon, Jr. – rhythm guitar (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14), bass (tracks: 4, 10, 13, 14)
Stuart Wylen – guitar & keyboards (tracks: 7, 8)
Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – bass & guitar (tracks: 9, 16)
Tony Robert Alvarez – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17)
Steve Yano – producer (tracks: 7, 16), executive producer
Brian "B-Sly" Foxworthy – engineering & mixing (tracks: 1-8, 10-15, 17)
Donovan Smith – engineering & mixing (tracks: 9, 16)
Ron McMaster – mastering
Maria DeGrassi-Colosimo – art direction
Jamile G. Mafi – design
Susan Werner – photography

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[5]	152
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	53
scope="row"	US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7]	3

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References

"Skanless – Hi-C". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
Jost, Matt 'Flash' (October 5, 2004). "Hi-C :: Skanless :: Skanless Records". RapReviews. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
"Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History". Heatseekers Albums. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
"Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
"Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
"Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.

External links

Skanless at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] "Skanless – Hi-C". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

[RapReviews-2] Jost, Matt 'Flash' (October 5, 2004). "Hi-C :: Skanless :: Skanless Records". RapReviews. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

[3] "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History". Heatseekers Albums. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

[4] "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Hi-C_Featuring_Tony_A-5] "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Hi-C_Featuring_Tony_A-6] "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Hi-C_Featuring_Tony_A-7] "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.